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Home My WebLink About03-18-2025 Agenda City Council AGENDA Tuesday, March 18, 2025, 5:30 p.m. Council Chambers, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo Council meetings may be viewed remotely on Channel 20, the City’s YouTube Channel, and on the City’s website under the Public Meeting Agendas web page. Attendees of City Council or Advisory Body meetings are eligible to receive one hour of complimentary parking; restrictions apply, visit Parking for Public Meetings for more details. INSTRUCTIONS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT: Public Comment prior to the meeting (must be received 3 hours in advance of the meeting): Mail - Delivered by the U.S. Postal Service. Address letters to the City Clerk's Office at 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, California, 93401. Email - Submit Public Comments via email to emailcouncil@slocity.org. In the body of your email, please include the date of the meeting and the item number (if applicable). Emails will not be read aloud during the meeting. Voicemail - Call (805) 781-7164 and leave a voicemail. Please state and spell your name, the agenda item number you are calling about, and leave your comment. Verbal comments must be limited to 3 minutes. Voicemails will not be played during the meeting. *All correspondence will be archived and distributed to councilmembers, however, submissions received after the deadline may not be processed until the following day. Public Comment during the meeting: Meetings are held in-person. To provide public comment during the meeting, you must be present at the meeting location. Electronic Visual Aid Presentation. To conform with the City's Network Access and Use Policy, Chapter 1.3.8 of the Council Policies & Procedures Manual, members of the public who desire to utilize electronic visual aids to supplement their oral presentation must provide display-ready material to the City Clerk by 12:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Contact the City Clerk's Office at cityclerk@slocity.org or (805) 781-7114. 1.CALL TO ORDER Mayor Erica A. Stewart will call the Regular Meeting of the San Luis Obispo City Council to order. 2.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Erica A. Stewart will lead the Council in the Pledge of Allegiance. 3.PRESENTATIONS 3.a HOLY MONTH OF RAMADAN PROCLAMATION Mayor Stewart will present a proclamation declaring the month of March as the "Holy Month of Ramadan". 3.b CITY MANAGER REPORT Receive a brief report from City Manager Whitney McDonald. 4.PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA Not to exceed 15 minutes. The Council welcomes your input. State law does not allow the Council to discuss or take action on issues not on the agenda, except that members of the Council or staff may briefly respond to statements made or questions posed by persons exercising their public testimony rights (Gov. Code sec. 54954.2). Staff may be asked to follow up on such items. 5.CONSENT AGENDA Not to exceed 15 minutes. Matters appearing on the Consent Calendar are expected to be non-controversial and will be acted upon at one time. A member of the public may request the Council to pull an item for discussion. Pulled items shall be heard at the close of the Consent Agenda unless a majority of the Council chooses another time. The public may comment on any and all items on the Consent Agenda within the three-minute time limit. Recommendation: To approve Consent Calendar Items 5a to 5g. 5.a WAIVE READING IN FULL OF ALL RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES Recommendation: Waive reading of all resolutions and ordinances as appropriate. 5.b MINUTES REVIEW - FEBRUARY 25, 2025 AND MARCH 4, 2025 COUNCIL MINUTES Recommendation: Approve the following minutes of the City Council •February 25, 2025 - Special Meeting •March 4, 2025 - Regular Meeting 5.c AWARD CONTRACT TO ALEXANDER’S CONTRACT SERVICES INC. FOR CONTRACT METER READING SERVICES Recommendation: Award a three-year contract to Alexander’s Contract Services Inc. for contract utilities meter reading services in an amount not to exceed $243,780 per year. 5.d ADOPTION OF SLO TRANSIT’S FY 2024-25 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AGENCY SAFETY PLAN Recommendation: 1.Adopt a Draft Resolution entitled, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, adopting San Luis Obispo (SLO) Transit’s Fiscal Year 2024-25 Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan”; and 2.Authorize SLO Transit’s Accountable Executive, City Manager, to sign the finalized version of the FY 2024-25 Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan; and 3.Authorize the City Manager to execute the FY 2024-25 Certifications and Assurances and any other required documents for Federal Transit Administration Grants and Cooperative Agreements. 5.e AUTHORIZATION TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS FOR 1166 HIGUERA BUILDING DEMOLITION, SPECIFICATION NO. 2001066B Recommendation: 1.Approve the project plans and special provisions for 1166 Higuera Street Demolition, Specification Number 2001066B; and 2.Authorize staff to advertise for bids; and 3.Authorize the City Manager to award the construction contract pursuant to Section 3.24.190 of the Municipal Code for the bid total, if the lowest responsible bid is within the Engineer’s Estimate of $305,000; and 4.Approve a transfer of $205,000 from the Parking Structure Capital Account (2001030) to the project account (2001066); and 5.Authorize the City Engineer to approve Contract Change Orders up to available project budget and up to any amended budget subsequently approved by the City Manager up to $200,000. 5.f AUTHORIZE SUSPENSION OF ENFORCEMENT OF BUSINESS LICENSE REQUIREMENT FOR LOCAL ARTISTS PARTICIPATING IN THE CITY'S BOX ART PROGRAM Recommendation: Adopt a Draft Resolution entitled, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, authorizing suspension of enforcement of business license requirement for local artists participating in the City's Box Art program.” 5.g AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE A GRANT FUNDED ELECTRIC POLICE MOTORCYCLE Recommendation: Authorize the Police Department, working in conjunction with Public Work’s Fleet Division, to purchase an electric police motorcycle as a fleet addition, using funds from the Office of Traffic Safety Grant. 6.PUBLIC HEARING AND BUSINESS ITEMS 6.a INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCES TO RESTATE THE CITY’S EXISTING SOLID WASTE, RECYCLING, AND ORGANICS FRANCHISE AGREEMENTS WITH SAN LUIS GARBAGE COMPANY AND AMEND SECTION 8.04.070 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE (Estimated Time: 30 minutes) Recommendation: 1.Introduce an Ordinance entitled, “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, restating its existing franchise agreements with San Luis Garbage Company into one Discarded Materials Agreement”; and 2.Introduce an Ordinance entitled, “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, amending Section 8.04.070 (Use of Disposal Service Mandatory – Collection Charges) of the Municipal Code modifying the process of collecting delinquent solid waste collection and disposal accounts.” 6.b 2025 INTEGRATED SOLID WASTE RATES (Estimated Time: 30 minutes) Recommendation: Adopt a Draft Resolution entitled, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, establishing 2025 Integrated Solid Waste Rates”, provided there is not a majority protest received against such increase. 7.LIAISON REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS Not to exceed 15 minutes. Council Members report on subcommittee assignments, listed below, and other City activities. At this time, any Council Member or the City Manager may ask a question for clarification, make an announcement, or report briefly on their activities. In addition, subject to Council Policies and Procedures, they may provide a reference to staff or other resources for factual information, request staff to report back to the Council at a subsequent meeting concerning any matter or take action to direct staff to place a matter of business on a future agenda. (Gov. Code Sec. 54954.2) Mayor Stewart Vice Mayor Shoresman Council Member Boswell Council Member Francis Council Member Marx SLO Council of Governments Zone 9 Advisory Committee Airport Land Use Nacimiento Water Project Air Pollution Control District Regional Economic Action Coalition Downtown Association Board SLO Climate Coalition Community Action Partnership Integrated Waste Management Authority CA Men’s Colony Advisory Committee Homeless Services Oversight Committee Local Agency Formation Commission County Water Resources Advisory Committee Performing Arts Center Commission CP Campus Planning Committee SLO Regional Transit Authority Visit SLO County Advisory Committee Central Coast Clean Energy 8.ADJOURNMENT The next City Council Meeting is scheduled for April 1, 2025 with Closed Session from 4:00 - 4:30 p.m. in the Conference Room 6, the Annual Advisory Body Recognition event from 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. in Council Chambers, then the Regular Meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo. 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Agenda related writings or documents provided to the City Council are available for public inspection in the City Clerk’s Office located at 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, California during normal business hours, and on the City’s website https://www.slocity.org/government/mayor-and-city-council/agendas- and-minutes. Persons with questions concerning any agenda item may call the City Clerk’s Office at (805) 781-7114.